madam at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
['mædəm]
madam at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
1297, from O.Fr. ma dame, lit. "my lady," from L. mea domina (cf. madonna). Meaning "female owner or manager of a brothel" is first attested 1871. ///
madam at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ma dame 'my lady']//
1 formal used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop: American Equivalent: ma'am// --Are you being served, Madam?//
2 Dear Madam: formal used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman, when you do not know her name//
3 Madam President/Ambassador etc: used to address a woman who has an important official position//
4 [C] a woman who is in charge of a brothel:
5 a (proper) little madam: BrE informal a young girl who is very confident and who expects other people to do everything she wants//
madam at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "madam":
Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, abbess, bawd,
chatelaine, dame, dona, donna, dowager, fancy man, first lady,
gigolo, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife,
lady, madame, mademoiselle, maquereau, matriarch, matron,
mem-sahib, mesdames, mistress, mother superior, pander, panderer,
pimp, procurer, procuress, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina,
vrouw, white slaver
madam at English => English (English Thesaurus) Of Explained:
[N] (Woman): woman, female, womanhood, womankind, fair sex, dame, madam, madame, mistress, lady.
madam at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
noun
1 [sing.] (formal) used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation:
Can I help you, madam? * Dear Madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)
see also MA'AM
2 [C] (informal disapproving, especially BrE) a girl or young woman who expects other people to do what she wants:
She's a proper little madam.
3 [C] a woman who is in charge of the prostitutes in a BROTHEL
Madam at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.]
A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address
given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; --
much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a
woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
madam at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
madam
n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {ma'am}, {lady},
{gentlewoman}]
2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {brothel
keeper}]
madam at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » fro madame, from ma ‘my’ + dame ‘lady’, from post-classical Latin mea domina.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /ˈmæd.əm/Noun
Inter: wikipedi » aInter: en-noun » pl2=mesdames
Synonyms
* dameTranslations
Inter: trans-top » polite term of address to a womanInter: trans-mi » d
- Hungarian: Inter: t+ » hu|asszonyom, Inter: t- » hu|hölgyem
- Italian: Inter: t+ » it|signora|f
- Japanese: Inter: t- » ja|奥様|tr=おくさま, okusama
- Norwegian: Inter: t+ » no|frue|c
- Persian: Inter: t+ » fa|خانم|tr=khânom, Inter: t+ » fa|مادام|tr=mâdâm|sc=fa-Arab
- Polish: Inter: t+ » pl|pani|f
- Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|madame|f, Inter: t- » pt|madama|f
- Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|госпожа|f|tr=gospožá, Inter: t+ » ru|мадам|f|tr=madám Inter: qualifier » indeclinable, Inter: t+ » ru|сударыня|f|tr=sudárynja Inter: qualifier » obsolete, Inter: t+ » ru|барыня|f|tr=bárynja Inter: qualifier » obsolete, Inter: t+ » ru|дама|f|tr=dáma
- Slovak: Inter: t- » sk|pani|f
- Spanish: Inter: t+ » es|señora|f
- Swedish: Inter: t- » sv|min fru|c
- Turkish: Inter: t+ » tr|hanımefendi
- Ukrainian: Inter: t- » uk|пані|f|tr=páni
- Zulu: Inter: t- » zu|inkosikazi|c9|c10, Inter: t- » zu|unkosikazi|c1a|c2a, Inter: t+ » zu|uma|c1a|c2a
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » mistress of a household
- Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|madame|f, Inter: t- » pt|madama|f
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » conceited girl
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » woman who manages a brothel
- German: Inter: t+ » de|Puffmutter|f
- Norwegian: Inter: t- » no|bordellmamma|m, Inter: t- » no|horemamma|m
- Polish: burdelmama {{f}}
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Related terms
* madame- ma dame
- ma'am
See also
* pimpAnagrams
* damma
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Category: Category:English palindromes -
Turkish
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » fr|tr Inter: term » madame|lang=fr.Noun
Inter: tr-noun » ı|larDeclension
Inter: tr-noun-c » a|d|pred=-|poss=+Category: Category:Turkish palindromes -
Translation: ar » madam
Category: zh-min-nan:madam -
Translation: et » madam
Translation: el » madam
Translation: eo » madam
Translation: fr » madam
Translation: ko » madam
Translation: io » madam
Translation: id » madam
Translation: it » madam
Translation: kn » madam
Translation: kk » madam
Translation: ku » madam
Translation: li » madam
Translation: hu » madam
Translation: mg » madam
Translation: my » madam
Translation: fj » madam
Translation: nl » madam
Translation: ja » madam
Translation: pl » madam
Translation: ru » madam
Category: simple:madam -
Translation: fi » madam
Translation: sv » madam
Translation: ta » madam
Translation: te » madam
Translation: tr » madam
Translation: vi » madam
Translation: zh » madam
madám at English (WD) Of Explained:
==Hungarian==
Etymology
From the Inter: etyl » fr|hu Inter: term » madame||madam|lang=fr, from Inter: etyl » fro|hu ma dame ("my lady").Pronunciation
*Inter: IPA » /ˈmɒdaːm/|lang=huNoun
Inter: hu-noun » okCategory: Category:hu:Occupations -
Translation: hu » madám